What was Microsoft's original mission? In 1975, Gates and Allen form a partnership called Microsoft. Like most startups, Microsoft begins small, but has a huge vision – a computer on every desktop and in every home. The existential crisis facing Microsoft is that they achieved their missi...

I enjoy my iPhone, but I can't quite come to terms with one aspect of its design: Apple's insistence that there can be only ever be one, and only one, button on the front of the device. I also own a completely buttonless Kindle Fire, and you'll get no argument from me that there should be ...

Brian and I took the train to Odaiba this past weekend. Perhaps for safety reasons, all the trash cans at the station were sealed. (In fact, I noticed in recent years that there are hardly any trash cans anywhere in the city. It's kind of a pain in the butt; there are signs everywhere telling ...

I never understood why American vacuum cleaners have to be so bulky. Look at this beautiful, space-saving, stylish sucker from Japanese company Electrolux. It has the same cyclone system as a Dyson but it only weighs 5lbs. Plus it comes in pretty colors like magenta, diamond sand, and havana br...